Re: Perl Script from CronJob Rights Problem

From: /dev/null (bit_char_g_at_gmx.net)
Date: 10/19/03

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    Paul Lutus <nospam@nosite.zzz> wrote in message news:<vp39ca78guard2@corp.supernews.com>...
    > /dev/null wrote:
    >
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > i wrote this little perl script that checks the mail queue of postfix,
    > > determines which mails are older than two days and deletes them from
    > > the queue using 'postsuper -d'.
    > > When i execute that script being logged in as root it works perfectly,
    > > but when it gets executed by Cron there seem to be some rights
    > > problems.
    > > Since i added it to the root Cron, i assume it is executed with root
    > > rights, so i do not understand the problem.
    >
    > No script. No cron entry. No nothing. No help.

    Sorry for that lack of information.

    cron entry:
    03 03 1-31 * * /usr/bin/perl /root/del_2_days_old_mail.pl >
    /root/mail_deleting.log

    It get`s executed, as i can tell from looking at the log file

    script deleting part:
    my $delete = system("postsuper -d $mail_id 1>&2>
    /root/postsuper.error.log");

    I thought this would pipe the output of postsuper to the error log
    file, but unfortunately it doesnt work.

    Thanks again and sorry, for the missing necessary information before.

    Greets

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